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Volkswagen a trailblazer for being the first manufacturer to fit AEB as standard on all their vans in the UK
Shocking that AEB, a proven lifesaving technology, has not been available on vans until now
Call for all vehicle manufacturers to follow suit

• Thatcham Research sponsors What Car? Safety Award for third year running
• Award continues to recognise car manufacturer safety innovation to drive the adoption of safer cars on UK roads
• Nominees required to have AEB fitted as standard, preventing up to 38% of rear end crashes and saving 110 lives every year
• Long list to be announced 06 December 2016 - winners announced 11 January 2017

• Future legislation needs to protect consumers in the event of an accident with an automated car
• British insurers are leading efforts to have a standard set of data agreed at an international level
• Car manufacturers and legislators need to work with insurers to establish a framework
• Data should be easily accessible to determine who was in control - the driver or the vehicle?

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BBC Radio 4’s consumer affairs programme, ‘YOU & YOURS’, today (6 June 2016) featured discussion on the importance of Autonomous Emergency Braking (AEB) as a crucial car safety technology – highlighting the role of consumers in insisting it is a key feature on their cars, and the responsibility that car makers have to make it more widely available...